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Re: The Brady Kick

I actually don't think he was intentionally trying to kick/hurt Reed. I think he got really scared and didn't want to get hit so he put up his leg to try to deflect contact. Brady is so so soft...further evidence was when he let the ref tackle him because 52 was coming for his ass.

Re: The Brady Kick

Originally Posted by akashicrecorder

To be fair the people I've heard defending it are being roundly mocked/dismissed right now. Seems most of the football viewing world (if we can very simply say that "most" is half plus one) is in agreement that this was a dirty move.

Yup so some commentators have just taken to pretending that it never happened and not commenting on it at all.

Its sickening I was watching ESPN just a few minutes ago listening to the commentators go on about how every bad play was not his fault. Even going to the extent of saying he had not chance to make the first down on that 4th pass to nobody when it appeared that running it would have given him a better chance.

Here is the truth folks that ESPN is just to chickenshit to say. Brady and Belicheat are both talented guys. To deny that is to diminish your credibility. They are also guys who were aided by knowing what their opponents were going to do secondary to spygate. It took them from good to great and they have NEVER been quite the same since despite superior talent to those teams. But ESPN will never say that ....to busy kissing Brady's posterior

“A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football,”
-Ray Lewis

Re: The Brady Kick

No doubt in my mind it was intentional on Tommy Ugg's part. I don't think he thought, "Oh, this is Ed Reed coming. I'm going to Rochambeau him." I just think it was a punk-ass reflexive move, worthy of 15 yes, minimum.
Frustration, fear and failure sometimes exacerbate poor decision making.
That, plus Tommy Ugg cries more than a Japanese anal porn star.

Re: The Brady Kick

Originally Posted by Ravenous1

Yup so some commentators have just taken to pretending that it never happened and not commenting on it at all.

Its sickening I was watching ESPN just a few minutes ago listening to the commentators go on about how every bad play was not his fault. Even going to the extent of saying he had not chance to make the first down on that 4th pass to nobody when it appeared that running it would have given him a better chance.

Here is the truth folks that ESPN is just to chickenshit to say. Brady and Belicheat are both talented guys. To deny that is to diminish your credibility. They are also guys who were aided by knowing what their opponents were going to do secondary to spygate. It took them from good to great and they have NEVER been quite the same since despite superior talent to those teams. But ESPN will never say that ....to busy kissing Brady's posterior

Everytime they show this play all they talk about is the botched clock management, and they totally ignore the fact the Brady tried to kick out Reed's knee.

If Reed's knee had been planted in the turf this would have been a horrible knee-buckling injury.

Re: The Brady Kick

Originally Posted by Puke

If Flacco did what Brady did you would have seen at least 3 flags thrown, the pats always get an advantage from the refs.

I have watched a whole lot of football in my life and have seen literally thousands and thousands of QB slides. I have NEVER seen another QB pull that crap. If Flacco did it I would be critical of him also. It was a punk move regardless of what name was on the back of the jersey

“A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football,”
-Ray Lewis

Honestly i think some of the poor clock management was because he was surprised. Whethers thays because he did it without trying to or because there was no flag is up for debate. To me he clearly looked a little frazzeled and eventually snapped out of it but not in time to get another play off.

Re: The Brady Kick

Originally Posted by Teavo

I grew up in Baltimore, and now live in New England. I watch the Patriots. I root for them as my #2 team. I've always been inclined to defend them and Tom Brady when I see the attacks they get here and elsewhere.

Then I saw Tom Brady aim his spikes at Ed Reed's leg.

Eff it. Brady is a cheap ass punk. Glad he's headed to his sofa.

Living in NE and experiencing first-hand this Bostonian arrogance and snobishness is the very reason I could never make this pretentious fan base my #1, #2, or #3.

Brady was being Brady; a very, very, mediocre 6th round draft pick playing without stolen signs, and without Vinetari.

Brady never had to throw a game winning TD, and he never did, just get into Vinetari's range, or run behind a ref and drop!

Re: The Brady Kick

Re-reading this thread, and I don't see anything about something so obvious that I'm surprised.

Ignoring the ideas of Brady being a pussy or that he's afraid of contact, I think ANY sensible player who carries the ball (with the possible exception of Leach tends to avoid contact to minimize the risk of losing the ball; thus, I can't criticize Brady for not wanting to get crunched. However, if Brady is so clever with his elite QB mind for football tactics, why not avoid sticking your leg up and risking a penalty, and MAYBE take one for the team if Reed does something stupid like hit you after you started and were into your slide?

That would have been a 15 yard penalty and first down AND a clock stoppage, all critical elements for a possible NE comeback.

I'll say it again - Brady tried to kick Reed in whatever body part was floating by as he slid.

Re: The Brady Kick

Baltimore Ravens are a thug team and should be banned from playing in NFL. All game long they took late hits against the Pats, taking shots against the Pats when they were on the ground,out abounds or in the air. I have never seen so many helmut to helmut hits as last night by the Ravens. Their style of play will lead to the end of professional football !!

The Ravens defense plays "Tatumn style defense" led by Pollard who should be thrown out of the league.The man has taken out Welker, Gronk and Ridley with illegal head to head hits. Why does the NFL allow him to keep playing. Lewis is another crazy man who leads with his helmut and takes cheap shots at players already on the ground .

With concussions being a huge problem in the league why would the league allow teams like the Ravens to excist at all? The Ravens style of play has caused most of the head injuries we are now seeing on retired players,like Jr Seau.Repeated head injuries cause brain desease like Alzimers and Parkisons.

If the Ravems win the Superbowl other teams will try and copy their style of defense and more players will get seriously hurt. The NFL should take a look at the film, fine the Ravens coach for promoting this goon style of play and bannish Pollard from the league. If the league does nothing---they will be condoning the head hunting and attorney's for the injured will file law suit after lawsuit against the NFL. The league will fold and Football will be dead .